Sam Safaee, PA-C

  • Lompoc, CA
  • Physician assistant
NPI1609172030PAC ID1951589944
Medicare services, 2024
432
Medicare patients, 2024
116
Part D claims, 2024
2,104
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$949
Practice address
1515 E Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436
Practice phone
Call (805) 737-3300
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Primary practice

Lompoc Valley Medical Center

Hospital · Lompoc, California

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Sam Safaee is a physician assistant in Lompoc, California

Sam Safaee practices at Lompoc Valley Medical Center in Lompoc, California, part of Lompoc Valley Medical Center.

Sam Safaee's NPI, 1609172030, was assigned on February 2, 2011. Sam Safaee holds California license PA21412.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1951589944
NPI enumeration date
February 2, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 737-3300
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
42
Medical school graduation
2010

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Sam Safaee practices at 2 locations in Lompoc, California

Sam Safaee's primary practice is Lompoc Valley Medical Center, at 1515 E Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 737-3300. Sam Safaee also practices at Lompoc Valley Medical Center, 1509 Ocean Way, Lompoc, CA 93436.

  • Lompoc Valley Medical CenterPrimary
    1515 E Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436 · Santa Barbara CountyPhone(805) 737-3300
  • Lompoc Valley Medical Center
    1509 Ocean Way, Lompoc, CA 93436 · Santa Barbara CountyPhone(805) 737-3300

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Sam Safaee is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Sam Safaee's primary practice is Lompoc Valley Medical Center in Lompoc, California, part of Lompoc Valley Medical Center. The medical group on file is Esteem Health. Dmand AI also links Sam Safaee to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Sam Safaee's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Sam Safaee practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Sam Safaee is one of 11,482 physician assistants in California

Physician assistant is Sam Safaee's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Sam Safaee is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Sam Safaee is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Physician assistant, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense PA21412 · taxonomy 363A00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, insomnia, intellectual and developmental disabilities and schizophrenia among the conditions Sam Safaee treats.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Sam Safaee billed Medicare for 432 services in 2024

CMS data shows 432 Medicare services from Sam Safaee across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 116 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,862 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024432
Medicare patients116
Paid by Medicare$16,862
Procedure codes5

Sam Safaee's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits292
  2. Tests and treatments140

Sam Safaee compared with the California median for physician assistants, 2024

  • Sam Safaee
  • California median
Medicare services
432vs 2042.1 times
Medicare patients
116vs 10510% above
Part D claims
1,895vs 2437.8 times

Medians across 7,065 physician assistants in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Sam Safaee's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Sam Safaee treated 116 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 55

CMS counts 116 Medicare patients who saw Sam Safaee in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 82 patients. 72% of them have anxiety, and 70% have mood disorders. 91% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Sam Safaee's median patient age at 39, with 41% women.

Medicare patients, 2024116
Average age55
Average risk score1.01
Also on Medicaid91%

Sam Safaee's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Sam Safaee's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5547%
  • Men6153%

Chronic conditions among Sam Safaee's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Anxiety72%
  2. Mood disorders70%
  3. Depression62%
  4. High cholesterol59%
  5. High blood pressure46%
  6. Bipolar disorder35%
  7. Arthritis32%
  8. Schizophrenia and other psychoses30%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Sam Safaee's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 39

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women41%
  • Men59%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Sam Safaee wrote 2,104 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Sam Safaee wrote 2,104 Medicare Part D claims for 156 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,895 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $71,378 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 20242,104
Drugs named by CMS36
Total drug cost$71,378
Part D patients156

Sam Safaee's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,013 claims96%
  • Brand-name91 claims4%

Sam Safaee's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Sam Safaee's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over7%141 of 2,104 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Sam Safaee offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Sam Safaee accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Sam Safaee as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Sam Safaee received $949 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Sam Safaee from 12 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $286.

General payments to Sam Safaee by program year, 2024 to 2025

Companies that paid Sam Safaee the most, 2024 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sam Safaee is board certified in certified physician assistant

  1. Board certified in certified physician assistantNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Sam Safaee's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Sam Safaee's NPI number?

Sam Safaee's NPI number is 1609172030. It was assigned on February 2, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Sam Safaee specialize in?

Sam Safaee is a physician assistant in Lompoc, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).

Where does Sam Safaee practice?

Sam Safaee practices at 1515 E Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436. Sam Safaee also practices at 1509 Ocean Way, Lompoc, CA 93436. Sam Safaee's primary practice is Lompoc Valley Medical Center in Lompoc, California, part of Lompoc Valley Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Sam Safaee to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Sam Safaee's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Sam Safaee is (805) 737-3300.

What is Sam Safaee's medical license number?

Sam Safaee holds California license PA21412.

Which hospitals is Sam Safaee affiliated with?

Sam Safaee practices at Lompoc Valley Medical Center in Lompoc, California.

What medical group is Sam Safaee part of?

Sam Safaee is linked to Esteem Health.

Does Sam Safaee accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Sam Safaee billed Medicare for 432 services in 2024, and Sam Safaee accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Sam Safaee offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Sam Safaee as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Sam Safaee see?

CMS counts 116 Medicare patients who saw Sam Safaee in 2024, with an average age of 55.

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Is Sam Safaee board certified?

Yes. Sam Safaee is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

What services does Sam Safaee bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Sam Safaee's most billed Medicare services were care management and other visits (99442), psychiatric service (90833) and care management and other visits (99441).

What drugs does Sam Safaee prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Sam Safaee's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sertraline HCl, Aripiprazole and Clonazepam.

Has Sam Safaee received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $949 in general payments to Sam Safaee from 12 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Sam Safaee been practicing?

Sam Safaee graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.

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